Here are the Nielsen U.S. cable channel (includes satellite & telco providers too) coverage estimates as of February 2015.
These are the number of households that Nielsen estimates actually receive each network. The percentage calculation is based on Nielsen's estimate of 116.4 million homes in the U.S. with televisions.
*Note: despite being the February estimates, they were produced before Fox News ended its dispute w/Dish Networks in January and it's safer to assume Fox News is in 94.7 million homes and that Fox Business Network is in 79.9 million homes (those were the numbers in the January estimates).
| Network name | Estimated # of Homes (000) | Coverage % |
| A&E NETWORK | 95,968 | 82.4 |
| ABC FAMILY | 94,406 | 81.1 |
| ADULT SWIM | 96,390 | 82.8 |
| AL JAZEERA AMERICA (Formerly CURRENT TV) | 61,513 | 52.8 |
| AMC | 94,832 | 81.5 |
| AMERICAN HEROES CH (Formerly MILITARY CHANNEL) | 59,917 | 51.5 |
| ANIMAL PLANET | 94,288 | 81.0 |
| BBC-AMERICA | 78,375 | 67.3 |
| BEIN SPORT | 16,945 | 14.6 |
| BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 88,255 | 75.8 |
| BOOMERANG | 43,603 | 37.5 |
| BRAVO | 92,295 | 79.3 |
| CABLE NEWS NETWORK | 96,289 | 82.7 |
| CENTRIC | 51,829 | 44.5 |
| CHILLER | 38,820 | 33.4 |
| CLOO (Formerly SLEUTH) | 25,495 | 21.9 |
| CMT | 86,989 | 74.7 |
| CNBC | 93,623 | 80.4 |
| CNN / HLN | 97,092 | 83.4 |
| COMEDY CENTRAL | 93,992 | 80.7 |
| COOKING CHANNEL (Formerly FINE LIVING) | 61,951 | 53.2 |
| DESTINATION AMERICA (Formerly PLANET GREEN) | 57,238 | 49.2 |
| DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 96,589 | 83.0 |
| DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL | 6,476 | 5.6 |
| DISCOVERY FAMILIA | 5,778 | 5.0 |
| DISCOVERY FAMILY CHANNEL (Formerly THE HUB) | 69,513 | 59.7 |
| DISCOVERY LIFE CHANNEL (Formerly DISCOVERY FIT & HEALTH) | 46,696 | 40.1 |
| DISNEY CHANNEL | 96,206 | 82.7 |
| DISNEY JUNIOR | 74,972 | 64.4 |
| DISNEY XD (Formerly TOON DISNEY) | 80,120 | 68.8 |
| DIY NETWORK | 60,942 | 52.4 |
| E! ENTERTAINMENT TV | 94,296 | 81.0 |
| EL REY | 24,594 | 21.1 |
| ENCORE | 39,709 | 34.1 |
| ENCORE PRIMARY | 38,310 | 32.9 |
| ESPN | 94,396 | 81.1 |
| ESPN CLASSIC | 25,516 | 21.9 |
| ESPN2 | 94,379 | 81.1 |
| ESPNEWS | 71,989 | 61.8 |
| ESPNU | 73,594 | 63.2 |
| ESQUIRE NETWORK (Formerly STYLE) | 70,253 | 60.4 |
| FOOD NETWORK | 96,931 | 83.3 |
| FOX BUSINESS NETWORK* | 74,224 | 63.8 |
| FOX DEPORTES | 21,831 | 18.8 |
| FOX NEWS CHANNEL* | 87,058 | 74.8 |
| FOX SPORTS 1 (Formerly SPEED) | 84,836 | 72.9 |
| FOX SPORTS 2 (Formerly FUEL) | 45,393 | 39.0 |
| FUSE | 71,491 | 61.4 |
| FX | 95,033 | 81.6 |
| FX MOVIE CHANNEL | 52,607 | 45.2 |
| FXX (Formerly FOX SOCCER CHANNEL) | 77,280 | 66.4 |
| FYI (Formerly BIOGRAPHY CHANNEL) | 70,932 | 60.9 |
| GALAVISION | 68,355 | 58.7 |
| GOLF CHANNEL | 79,250 | 68.1 |
| GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY | 59,547 | 51.2 |
| GSN | 79,471 | 68.3 |
| H2 (Formerly HISTORY INTERNATIONAL) | 71,220 | 61.2 |
| HALLMARK CHANNEL | 85,439 | 73.4 |
| HALLMARK MOVIE & MYSTERIES (Formerly HALLMARK MOVIE CHANNEL) | 55,827 | 48.0 |
| HBO - THE WORKS | 35,817 | 30.8 |
| HBO PRIME | 35,451 | 30.5 |
| HEADLINE NEWS | 95,174 | 81.8 |
| HISTORY | 96,149 | 82.6 |
| HOME AND GARDEN TV | 95,628 | 82.2 |
| IFC TV (Formerly INDEPENDENT FILM CHANNEL) | 73,333 | 63.0 |
| INSP (Formerly THE INSPIRATIONAL NETWORK) | 80,584 | 69.2 |
| INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY (Formerly DISCOVERY TIMES) | 86,062 | 73.9 |
| LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 82,031 | 70.5 |
| LIFETIME TELEVISION | 95,894 | 82.4 |
| LOGO | 51,337 | 44.1 |
| MAXPRIME | 20,926 | 18.0 |
| MLB NETWORK | 69,991 | 60.1 |
| MSNBC | 94,531 | 81.2 |
| MTV (Formerly MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION) | 93,240 | 80.1 |
| MTV2 | 79,416 | 68.2 |
| MULTIMAX | 21,381 | 18.4 |
| NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL | 86,144 | 74.0 |
| NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WILD | 57,891 | 49.7 |
| NBA-TV | 57,129 | 49.1 |
| NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 81,578 | 70.1 |
| NBC UNIVERSO (Formerly MUN2 CABLE) | 39,326 | 33.8 |
| NFL NETWORK | 71,867 | 61.7 |
| NICK JR (Formerly NOGGIN) | 75,426 | 64.8 |
| NICK-AT-NITE | 94,792 | 81.4 |
| NICKELODEON | 94,792 | 81.4 |
| NICKTOONS | 66,545 | 57.2 |
| NUVO TV | 34,734 | 29.8 |
| OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK (Formerly Discovery Health) | 81,857 | 70.3 |
| OUTDOOR CHANNEL | 35,814 | 30.8 |
| OVATION NETWORK | 54,048 | 46.4 |
| OXYGEN MEDIA | 77,450 | 66.5 |
| POP (Formerly TV GUIDE NETWORK) | 75,255 | 64.7 |
| REELZCHANNEL | 68,200 | 58.6 |
| RFD-TV | 47,381 | 40.7 |
| SCIENCE (Formerly SCIENCE CHANNEL) | 75,481 | 64.8 |
| SHOWTIME | 27,707 | 23.8 |
| SHOWTIME PRIME | 27,596 | 23.7 |
| SMITHSONIAN | 33,663 | 28.9 |
| SPIKE TV | 93,364 | 80.2 |
| SPORTSMAN CHANNEL | 34,087 | 29.3 |
| SPROUT | 57,993 | 49.8 |
| STARZ | 29,255 | 25.1 |
| STARZ PRIMARY | 28,503 | 24.5 |
| SUNDANCE TV (Formerly SUNDANCE CHANNEL) | 57,269 | 49.2 |
| SYFY | 94,804 | 81.4 |
| TBS NETWORK | 96,474 | 82.9 |
| TEENNICK (Formerly THE N) | 72,306 | 62.1 |
| THE CARTOON NETWORK | 96,390 | 82.8 |
| THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 97,304 | 83.6 |
| TLC | 95,030 | 81.6 |
| TRAVEL CHANNEL | 91,468 | 78.6 |
| TRU TV (Formerly COURT TV) | 89,664 | 77.0 |
| TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 95,331 | 81.9 |
| TV LAND | 92,484 | 79.5 |
| TV ONE | 56,953 | 48.9 |
| UNIVISION DEPORTES | 39,686 | 34.1 |
| UP (Formerly GMC) | 67,615 | 58.1 |
| USA NETWORK | 96,341 | 82.8 |
| VELOCITY (Formerly HD THEATER) | 62,308 | 53.5 |
| VH1 | 92,626 | 79.6 |
| VH1 CLASSIC | 58,271 | 50.1 |
| WE TV (Formerly Womens Entertainment) | 85,241 | 73.2 |
| WGN AMERICA (Formerly Superstation WGN) | 72,666 | 62.4 |
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*Note: despite being the February estimates, they were produced before Fox News ended its dispute w/Dish Networks in January and it's safer to assume Fox News is in 94.7 million homes and that Fox Business Network is in 79.9 million homes (those were the numbers in the January estimates).
Here is the same data, but sorted from highest-to-lowest instead of alphabetically by network:
| Network name | Estimated # of Homes (000) | Coverage % |
| THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 97,304 | 83.6 |
| CNN / HLN | 97,092 | 83.4 |
| FOOD NETWORK | 96,931 | 83.3 |
| DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 96,589 | 83.0 |
| TBS NETWORK | 96,474 | 82.9 |
| ADULT SWIM | 96,390 | 82.8 |
| THE CARTOON NETWORK | 96,390 | 82.8 |
| USA NETWORK | 96,341 | 82.8 |
| CABLE NEWS NETWORK | 96,289 | 82.7 |
| DISNEY CHANNEL | 96,206 | 82.7 |
| HISTORY | 96,149 | 82.6 |
| A&E NETWORK | 95,968 | 82.4 |
| LIFETIME TELEVISION | 95,894 | 82.4 |
| HOME AND GARDEN TV | 95,628 | 82.2 |
| TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 95,331 | 81.9 |
| HEADLINE NEWS | 95,174 | 81.8 |
| FX | 95,033 | 81.6 |
| TLC | 95,030 | 81.6 |
| AMC | 94,832 | 81.5 |
| SYFY | 94,804 | 81.4 |
| NICK-AT-NITE | 94,792 | 81.4 |
| NICKELODEON | 94,792 | 81.4 |
| MSNBC | 94,531 | 81.2 |
| ABC FAMILY | 94,406 | 81.1 |
| ESPN | 94,396 | 81.1 |
| ESPN2 | 94,379 | 81.1 |
| E! ENTERTAINMENT TV | 94,296 | 81.0 |
| ANIMAL PLANET | 94,288 | 81.0 |
| COMEDY CENTRAL | 93,992 | 80.7 |
| CNBC | 93,623 | 80.4 |
| SPIKE TV | 93,364 | 80.2 |
| MTV (Formerly MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION) | 93,240 | 80.1 |
| VH1 | 92,626 | 79.6 |
| TV LAND | 92,484 | 79.5 |
| BRAVO | 92,295 | 79.3 |
| TRAVEL CHANNEL | 91,468 | 78.6 |
| TRU TV (Formerly COURT TV) | 89,664 | 77.0 |
| BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 88,255 | 75.8 |
| FOX NEWS CHANNEL* | 87,058 | 74.8 |
| CMT | 86,989 | 74.7 |
| NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL | 86,144 | 74.0 |
| INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY (Formerly DISCOVERY TIMES) | 86,062 | 73.9 |
| HALLMARK CHANNEL | 85,439 | 73.4 |
| WE TV (Formerly Womens Entertainment) | 85,241 | 73.2 |
| FOX SPORTS 1 (Formerly SPEED) | 84,836 | 72.9 |
| LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 82,031 | 70.5 |
| OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK (Formerly Discovery Health) | 81,857 | 70.3 |
| NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 81,578 | 70.1 |
| INSP (Formerly THE INSPIRATIONAL NETWORK) | 80,584 | 69.2 |
| DISNEY XD (Formerly TOON DISNEY) | 80,120 | 68.8 |
| GSN | 79,471 | 68.3 |
| MTV2 | 79,416 | 68.2 |
| GOLF CHANNEL | 79,250 | 68.1 |
| BBC-AMERICA | 78,375 | 67.3 |
| OXYGEN MEDIA | 77,450 | 66.5 |
| FXX (Formerly FOX SOCCER CHANNEL) | 77,280 | 66.4 |
| SCIENCE (Formerly SCIENCE CHANNEL) | 75,481 | 64.8 |
| NICK JR (Formerly NOGGIN) | 75,426 | 64.8 |
| POP (Formerly TV GUIDE NETWORK) | 75,255 | 64.7 |
| DISNEY JUNIOR | 74,972 | 64.4 |
| FOX BUSINESS NETWORK* | 74,224 | 63.8 |
| ESPNU | 73,594 | 63.2 |
| IFC TV (Formerly INDEPENDENT FILM CHANNEL) | 73,333 | 63.0 |
| WGN AMERICA (Formerly Superstation WGN) | 72,666 | 62.4 |
| TEENNICK (Formerly THE N) | 72,306 | 62.1 |
| ESPNEWS | 71,989 | 61.8 |
| NFL NETWORK | 71,867 | 61.7 |
| FUSE | 71,491 | 61.4 |
| H2 (Formerly HISTORY INTERNATIONAL) | 71,220 | 61.2 |
| FYI (Formerly BIOGRAPHY CHANNEL) | 70,932 | 60.9 |
| ESQUIRE NETWORK (Formerly STYLE) | 70,253 | 60.4 |
| MLB NETWORK | 69,991 | 60.1 |
| DISCOVERY FAMILY CHANNEL (Formerly THE HUB) | 69,513 | 59.7 |
| GALAVISION | 68,355 | 58.7 |
| REELZCHANNEL | 68,200 | 58.6 |
| UP (Formerly GMC) | 67,615 | 58.1 |
| NICKTOONS | 66,545 | 57.2 |
| VELOCITY (Formerly HD THEATER) | 62,308 | 53.5 |
| COOKING CHANNEL (Formerly FINE LIVING) | 61,951 | 53.2 |
| AL JAZEERA AMERICA (Formerly CURRENT TV) | 61,513 | 52.8 |
| DIY NETWORK | 60,942 | 52.4 |
| AMERICAN HEROES CH (Formerly MILITARY CHANNEL) | 59,917 | 51.5 |
| GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY | 59,547 | 51.2 |
| VH1 CLASSIC | 58,271 | 50.1 |
| SPROUT | 57,993 | 49.8 |
| NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WILD | 57,891 | 49.7 |
| SUNDANCE TV (Formerly SUNDANCE CHANNEL) | 57,269 | 49.2 |
| DESTINATION AMERICA (Formerly PLANET GREEN) | 57,238 | 49.2 |
| NBA-TV | 57,129 | 49.1 |
| TV ONE | 56,953 | 48.9 |
| HALLMARK MOVIE & MYSTERIES (Formerly HALLMARK MOVIE CHANNEL) | 55,827 | 48.0 |
| OVATION NETWORK | 54,048 | 46.4 |
| FX MOVIE CHANNEL | 52,607 | 45.2 |
| CENTRIC | 51,829 | 44.5 |
| LOGO | 51,337 | 44.1 |
| RFD-TV | 47,381 | 40.7 |
| DISCOVERY LIFE CHANNEL (Formerly DISCOVERY FIT & HEALTH) | 46,696 | 40.1 |
| FOX SPORTS 2 (Formerly FUEL) | 45,393 | 39.0 |
| BOOMERANG | 43,603 | 37.5 |
| ENCORE | 39,709 | 34.1 |
| UNIVISION DEPORTES | 39,686 | 34.1 |
| NBC UNIVERSO (Formerly MUN2 CABLE) | 39,326 | 33.8 |
| CHILLER | 38,820 | 33.4 |
| ENCORE PRIMARY | 38,310 | 32.9 |
| HBO - THE WORKS | 35,817 | 30.8 |
| OUTDOOR CHANNEL | 35,814 | 30.8 |
| HBO PRIME | 35,451 | 30.5 |
| NUVO TV | 34,734 | 29.8 |
| SPORTSMAN CHANNEL | 34,087 | 29.3 |
| SMITHSONIAN | 33,663 | 28.9 |
| STARZ | 29,255 | 25.1 |
| STARZ PRIMARY | 28,503 | 24.5 |
| SHOWTIME | 27,707 | 23.8 |
| SHOWTIME PRIME | 27,596 | 23.7 |
| ESPN CLASSIC | 25,516 | 21.9 |
| CLOO (Formerly SLEUTH) | 25,495 | 21.9 |
| EL REY | 24,594 | 21.1 |
| FOX DEPORTES | 21,831 | 18.8 |
| MULTIMAX | 21,381 | 18.4 |
| MAXPRIME | 20,926 | 18.0 |
| BEIN SPORT | 16,945 | 14.6 |
| DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL | 6,476 | 5.6 |
| DISCOVERY FAMILIA | 5,778 | 5.0 |
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